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最近zuì jìn,深圳Shēn zhèn的de一yī个gè停车场tíng chē chǎng里lǐ,一yī个gè车主chē zhǔ在zài停tíng车chē后hòu忘记wàng jì锁suǒ车chē门mén,结果jié guǒ放fàng在zài车chē后hòu座zuò电脑diàn nǎo包bāo里lǐ的de很hěn多duō现金xiàn jīn被bèi偷tōu了le。

车主chē zhǔ回huí到dào车chē上shàng发现fā xiàn以后yǐ hòu,就jiù报警bào jǐng了le。

警察jǐng chá通过tōng guò停车场tíng chē chǎng的de视频shì pín发现fā xiàn了le偷tōu东西dōng xi的de小偷xiǎo tōu,他tā打开dǎ kāi车chē门mén把bǎ车主chē zhǔ的de电脑diàn nǎo包bāo拿ná走zǒu了le。

但是dàn shì车主chē zhǔ说shuō只zhǐ有yǒu现金xiàn jīn被bèi偷tōu了le,电脑diàn nǎo包bāo还hái在zài车chē里lǐ,这zhè让ràng警察jǐng chá很hěn惊讶jīng yà。

他们tā men又yòu继续jì xù看kàn视频shì pín,发现fā xiàn一yī个gè多duō小时xiǎo shí以后yǐ hòu,小偷xiǎo tōu回huí到dào了le这zhè辆liàng车chē旁边páng biān,把bǎ电脑diàn nǎo包bāo放fàng回huí去qù了le。

警察jǐng chá抓zhuā到dào小偷xiǎo tōu以后yǐ hòu问wèn他tā为什么wèi shén me,才cái知道zhī dào小偷xiǎo tōu担心dān xīn电脑diàn nǎo里lǐ可能kě néng有yǒu重要zhòng yào的de资料zī liào,如果rú guǒ电脑diàn nǎo不bù见jiàn了le,车主chē zhǔ肯定kěn dìng很hěn着急zháo jí,他tā就jiù拿ná走zǒu了le现金xiàn jīn,把bǎ电脑diàn nǎo、手机shǒu jī和hé一些yī xiē重要zhòng yào的de证件zhèng jiàn放fàng回huí了le车chē里lǐ。

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Vocabulary 77 words

ChinesePinyinEnglish
最近 zuì jìnrecently
深圳 Shēn zhènShenzhen, a major city in Guangdong, China.
的 depossessive particle (of; 's) / modifying particle (used after an attribute to modify a noun or to form a nominal expression)
一 yīone / single / a (article)
个 gèclassifier for people or objects in general
停车场 tíng chē chǎngparking lot / car park
里 lǐlining / interior / inside
车主 chē zhǔvehicle owner
在 zài(of sb or sth) to be (located) at
停 tíngto park (a car)
车 chēcar / vehicle / machine
后 hòuafterwards / after
忘记 wàng jìto forget
锁 suǒto lock; to lock up
门 méngate / door / gateway / doorway / opening / valve / switch / way to do something / knack / family / house / (religious) sect / school (of thought) / class / category / phylum or division (taxonomy) / (suffix) -gate (i.e. scandal; derived from Watergate)
结果 jié guǒin the end; as a result
放 fàngto put / to place
座 zuòseat
电脑 diàn nǎocomputer
包 bāopackage / wrapper / container / bag / bundle / packet
很 hěnvery; quite
多 duōmany; much; more; a lot of
现金 xiàn jīncash
被 bèiused to indicate passive voice (placed before the doer of the action like "by" in English passive-voice sentences, or, if the doer is not mentioned, before the verb) / (sarcastic or jocular) used to indicate that the following word should be regarded as being in air quotes
偷 tōuto steal / to pilfer / to snatch
了 le(completed action marker) / (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now)
回 huíto go back / to turn around / to answer / to return
到 dàoto reach; to arrive / to (a place); until (a time); up to (a point) / (verb complement indicating arriving at a place or reaching a point)
上 shàng(noun suffix) on; above
发现 fā xiànto notice; to become aware of / to discover; to find; to detect
以后 yǐ hòuafter / later / afterwards / following / later on / in the future
就 jiùin that case; then
报警 bào jǐngto sound an alarm / to report sth to the police
警察 jǐng chápolice; police officer
通过 tōng guòby means of; through; via
视频 shì pínvideo
东西 dōng xithing / stuff / person
小偷 xiǎo tōuthief
他 tāhe; him; his
打开 dǎ kāito open / to show (a ticket)
把 bǎ(used to put the object before the verb: 把[ba3] + {noun} + {verb})
拿 náto hold / to seize / to catch / to apprehend / to take
走 zǒufrom / through / away
但是 dàn shìbut; however
说 shuōto speak; to talk; to say
只 zhǐonly; merely; just
有 yǒuto have; there is
还 háistill, still in progress, yet
这 zhèthis; these
让 ràngto permit / to let sb do sth / to have sb do sth / to make sb (feel sad etc)
惊讶 jīng yàamazed / astonished
他们 tā menthey; them
又 yòu(once) again
继续 jì xùto continue; to proceed with; to go on with
看 kànto see; to look at / to read / to watch / to visit; to call on / to consider; to regard as / to look after / to treat (a patient or illness) / to depend on / to feel (that) / (after a verb) to give it a try / to watch out for
小时 xiǎo shíhour
辆 liàngclassifier for vehicles
旁边 páng biānside; adjacent place
去 qù(after a verb of motion) movement away from the speaker; (after certain verbs) detachment or separation
抓 zhuāto grab / to catch / to arrest / to snatch / to scratch
问 wènto ask; to inquire
为什么 wèi shén mewhy? / for what reason?
才 cáithen and only then
知道 zhī dàoto know; to become aware of
担心 dān xīnto worry / to be anxious
可能 kě néngmight (happen) / maybe / perhaps
重要 zhòng yàoimportant; significant; major
资料 zī liàomaterial / resources / data / information / profile (Internet)
如果 rú guǒif; in case; in the event that
不 bùno; not so
见 jiànto see / to meet / to appear (to be sth) / to interview
肯定 kěn dìngassuredly; definitely
着急 zháo jíto worry; to feel anxious / to feel a sense of urgency; to be in a hurry
手机 shǒu jīcell phone; mobile phone
和 héand; together with
一些 yī xiēsome; a few; a little; (following an adjective) slightly ...er
证件 zhèng jiàncertificate; papers; credentials; document; ID